State President Nguyen Minh Triet met with former US President Bill Clinton on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 22.

Four meetings of political, economic, cultural, social and organizational committees were held at the 31st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) on September 22.

Along with every other nation, Vietnam always regards sustainable development as one of its top priorities, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet at a round-table discussion on sustainable development held at UN Headquarters in New York on September 21.

The Vietnamese and Spanish Ministries of Defence signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on Sept. 21 in the presence of Deputy Defence Minister Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and Spanish State Secretary for National Defence Constantino Mendez Martinez.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received new Chilean Ambassador Fernando Urrutia in Hanoi on September 21.

The General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-31) approved the appointment of Antonio Cuenco, former Chairman of External Relations Committee of the Philippine House of Representatives, as its full-time General Secretary for the 2010-2013 period.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh received head delegates to the 31st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-31) in Hanoi on September 21.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his hope that with great effort from the Vietnamese people and strong determination of the State, the country will be one of the leaders in fulfilling the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The 31st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-31) officially opened in the capital city of Hanoi on September 21.

Chairman of the National Assembly, Nguyen Phu Trong, has welcomed the delegates to the 31st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-31) as Vietnam celebrates the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Vietnam has achieved many of its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of schedule, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet at the UN Summit on MDGs, which opened in New York on September 20.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Nguyen Quan, has attended the 48th session of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), which opened in Geneva, Switzerland on September 20.

Vietnam and the US need to step up bilateral cooperation in agriculture, education, human resources development and response to climate change, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while receiving the Governor of the State of Washington, Christine Gregoire in Hanoi on September 20.

Vietnam and Russia have shared experiences in organizing legislative and people’s elected bodies at central and local levels during a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on September 20.

The Executive Committee of the 31st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) convened a meeting on September 20 to adopt the operation programme and agenda of the 31st AIPA General Assembly, dialogue topics with observer nations and other issues.

About 450 delegates representing 250,000 Party members from the Vietnam People’s Army attended the 9th Party Congress in Hanoi on September 20.

The 17 nations responsible for 80 percent of carbon emissions blamed for global warming will seek to unblock stalled climate negotiations this week but analysts expect little progress.

A ceremony was held in the Red River Delta province of Bac Ninh on September 19 to launch a clean-up campaign.

Senior officials in charge of the three ASEAN community pillars, ASEAN+3 and Eastern Asia summit have agreed on the agendas and lists of documents for the grouping’s summit and other relevant summits scheduled for October.

The preparatory work for the 31st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) has been basically completed and the Vietnam National Assembly is ready for AIPA-31, said NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

A high-level Vietnamese delegation, headed by President Nguyen Minh Triet, arrived in New York City on September 18 (local time) or September 19 (Vietnam time), to attend the United Nations meetings on the Millennium Development Goals.

A Chinese delegation comprising 65 outstanding young people from 53 Chinese ethnic groups has been in Vietnam for one week taking part in cultural exchanges.

The 34th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) closed in Hanoi on September 18.

Paraguay President, Fernando Lugo Mendez, has praised Vietnam’s socio-economic development in recent years and expressed his desire to learn the country’s tactics to overcome difficulties to obtain such success.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet and his US counterpart Barack Obama will co-host the second ASEAN-US Summit.

Vietnam and Russia have agreed early start negotiations on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the participation of the nations in the Customs Union (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan).

Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh and his entourage left Hanoi on September 17, successfully wrapping up their official visit to Vietnam.

The construction sector held its third patriotic emulation congress in Hanoi on September 18, attended by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung along with more than 1,000 delegates representing the whole sector across the country.  

Vietnam’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat, and the head of China’s National Forestry Bureau, Jia Zhibang, signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of agriculture in Hanoi on September 17.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet held a reception for revolutionary veterans from southern Binh Duong province on September 17.